colleague

[Col·league]

A colleague is someone you work with at your job. When you are a teacher, the other teachers are your colleagues. When you work as a cashier at 7 11, the guy at the deli counter is your colleague as well.

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A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.

Noun
a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"

Noun
an associate you work with


n.
A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.

v.t & i.
To unite or associate with another or with others.


Colleague

Col"league , n. [F. coll'b5gue, L. collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See Legate.] A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures. Syn. -- Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate; companion; confederate.

Colleague

Col*league" , v.t & i. To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.] Shak.

A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures.

To unite or associate with another or with others.

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Usage Examples

What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.

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